On Tuesday, Senator Chris Ngige, Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, provided assurances that the Nigeria Labour Congress's (NLC) threat to shut down all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) due to the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged workers to report banks that are not dispensing cash to its state councils as the country is experiencing a scarcity of naira notes. This move comes ahead of a planned…
In a press briefing held in Abuja, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, announced that the NLC would be shutting down the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its failure to make cash…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the federal government a seven-day ultimatum to address the issue of fuel and naira scarcity in the country. The NLC has said that it will direct its members to stay away from…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reaffirmed its commitment to engaging in political affairs. The union said it will be involved in politics in order to bring matters surrounding the welfare of workers to the front…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, has declared that the Congress will be working towards a new national minimum wage with immediate effect. He made the statement in his inauguration…
The federal government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to rescind its decision on the registration of the two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. The minister of labour and…
The Nigeria Labour Congress commended the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the planned salary increments for workers in the state’s public service. The NLC Chairman, Mrs. Funmi Sessi, gave the commendation…
The Nigerian Labour Congress on Wednesday moved its protest to the National Assembly, Abuja to call for an end to the ongoing ASUU strike. The protesters marched from Unity Fountain in the federal capital territory…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions on Wednesday in Abuja continued their solidarity protest in support of the five-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The NLC…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has begun the two-day rally it had planned to hold in protest of the ongoing ASUU strike and other problems plaguing the nation. In solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government not to increase the electricity tariff. The umbrella labour union said while many sectors, including Power, have been increasing tariffs, which have…
Gunmen at the weekend abducted the chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Delta Chapter, Comrade Goodluck Ofobruku in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. It was gathered that the unionist was driving out of his house behind…
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr Ayuba Wabba, has revealed that reports of an agreement with the government on a 20 per cent and 13.5 per cent adjustment for workers on Grade Levels 7-14 and 15-17…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a statement saying that it did not give any strike notice if an agreement between them and the Federal Government wasn’t reached over the implementation of the new minimum…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike from October 16 if the Federal Government fails to meet with them over the issue of the new minimum…
The meeting between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiation Council (JNPSNC) over the N30,000 minimum wage has ended in a deadlock. The minimum wage had been signed into law on April 18,…
The organised labour has dismissed insinuations that the Federal Government was not sincere enough to implement the new minimum wage of N30,000. The President-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has commenced a nationwide protest over the leadership tussle at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) board. The nationwide protest, which kicked off 9 am on Monday, May 13 at…
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally and officially approved the increase of the national minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000. Mr. President gave his approval to this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while…